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💎 A curated list of awesome HTTP Clients for exploring, debugging, and testing APIs.
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💎 A curated list of awesome HTTP Clients for exploring, debugging, and testing APIs.

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# Awesome HTTP Clients



A curated list of awesome HTTP Clients for exploring, debugging, and testing APIs.



- [Awesome HTTP Clients](#awesome-http-clients)

  - [GUI](#gui)

  - [CLI](#cli)

  - [WEB](#web)

  - [Mobile](#mobile)



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## GUI



_Desktop HTTP Clients with graphical user interfaces._



- [API Test Base](https://apitestbase.io/) - Tool for integration testing a variety of APIs.

- [Advanced REST Client](https://install.advancedrestclient.com/install) - Free and open source API testing tool.

- [Amialive](https://amialive.co/) (macOS, Linux) - Simple yet powerful HTTP client.

- [Auxl](https://auxl.io/) (macOS) - A Playground for API Development.

- [Bruno](https://www.usebruno.com/) Fast and git-friendly open-source API client

- [Cocoa Rest Client](https://mmattozzi.github.io/cocoa-rest-client/) (macOS) - A free open source, native Apple OS X app for testing HTTP/REST endpoints.

- [FRequest](https://fabiobento512.github.io/FRequest/) - A fast, lightweight and open-source desktop application to make HTTP(s) requests.

- [Fiddler](https://www.telerik.com/fiddler) - Web debugging proxy for MacOS, Windows, and Linux.

- [Firecamp](https://firecamp.io/) - API platform for GraphQL, REST, SocketIO and WebSocket.

- [GetIt](https://getit.bartkessels.net/) (Linux) - Application to send HTTP requests to test your API endpoints.

- [HTTP Toolkit](https://httptoolkit.tech/) - Open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy, analyzer & client.

- [HttpMaster](https://www.httpmaster.net/) (Windows) - Professional Windows tool for HTTP testing and debugging.

- [Humlix](https://www.humlix.com/) - Generate tests for your web APIs in minutes.

- [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/products/insomnia) - API client for GraphQL, REST, and gRPC.

- [Insomnium](https://github.com/ArchGPT/insomnium) - 100% local and privacy-focused fork of Insomnia 2023.5.8

- [Kreya](https://kreya.app/) - gRPC and REST client; Calling APIs made easy

- [Milkman](https://github.com/warmuuh/milkman) - An Extensible Request/Response Workbench.

- [Nightingale](https://nightingale.rest/) (Windows) - A modern, resource-efficient REST API client for Windows.

- [Paw](https://paw.cloud/) (macOS) - Fast and feature rich native macOS application.

- [Postman](https://www.postman.com/product/rest-client/) - Complete API development environment.

- [RESTClient](https://github.com/wiztools/rest-client) - RESTClient is a Java application to test RESTful web services.

- [Requester](https://github.com/kylebebak/Requester) - Powerful, modern HTTP/REST client for SublimeText.

- [Rest Scope](https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.gitlab.kendellfab.restscope) (Linux) - a simple http/rest testing tool built to fit right in with your existing Gnome setup; built with D and GtkD.

- [Spectator](https://treagod.github.io/spectator/) (Linux) - Fully customizable way to test your APIs; native GTK

- [Test Mace](https://testmace.com/) - Tool for working with an API and creating automated API tests.

- [Thunder Client](https://www.thunderclient.io/) - A lightweight Rest API Client Extension for VS Code.

- [WebMaestro](https://www.getwebmaestro.com/) (Windows) - Powerful and simple REST and SOAP tools for developers and testers.

- [Wisdom rest-client](https://github.com/wisdom-projects/rest-client) - A tool for automated testing REST API.

- [YaakApp](https://yaak.app/) - Yaak helps you interact with REST, GraphQL, and gRPC and Websocket.

- [friflo POST](https://github.com/friflo/vscode-friflo-post) - HTTP Client for VS Code to POST JSON, XML, image, ... files to REST APIs.



## CLI



_HTTP Clients accessible from terminal._



- [HttPie](https://httpie.io/cli) - A command-line tool for transferring data with URL syntax.

- [cURL](https://curl.se/) - Modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client.

- [curlie](https://curlie.io/) - The power of curl, the ease of use of httpie.

- [curlx](https://curlx.dev/) - API Interaction with history, collections and more.



## WEB



_Web based HTTP Clients (Websites, Browser extensions)._



- [Hoppscotch](https://hoppscotch.io/) - Open source API development ecosystem.

- [RESTer](https://github.com/frigus02/RESTer) - Browser extension REST client for almost any web service.

- [Restfox](https://restfox.dev/) - Simple browser-based REST client can be installed as Chrome app.

- [Resting](http://resting.owlcode.eu/) - WebExtension that permits to test and analyze HTTP request directly from you browser.

- [Stoplight](https://stoplight.io/) - Stoplight is an API Design, Development, and Documentation platform.

- [Swagger](https://swagger.io/tools/swagger-editor/) - Design, describe, and document APIs on open source editor dedicated to OpenAPI-based APIs.



## Mobile



_Mobile HTTP Clients for Android and iOS (apps)_



- [ApiClient](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ab.apiclient) (Android) - Test Rest APIs with your phone.

- [HTTP Client](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.l.dan.httper) (Android) - A simple tool for sending customized HTTP requests and viewing responses.

- [HTTPBot](https://www.httpbot.io/) (iOS) - Make requests & debug APIs on the go.

- [Httper](https://httper.mushare.cn/) - An App for developers to test REST API.

- [Overlog](https://www.netguru.com/overlog) (iOS) - The simplest App Debugger for iOS.